I turn 33 years old tomorrow but unfortunately have to work on my birthday so I did my test of youth today. I use to run a sub 5:00 mile on my birthday but do to unfortunate circumstances as I was diagnosed with a heart condition I have changed it to a 1500m which I completed in 4:49.32 this afternoon. My streak over the past 20+ years now has been the following:
1994 Age 12: 4:54
1995 Age 13: 4:44
1996 Age 14: 4:36
1997 Age 15: 4:31
1998 Age 16: 4:15
1999 Age 17: 4:06
2000 Age 18: 4:08
2001 Age 19: 4:32
2002 Age 20: 4:07
2003 Age 21: 4:05
2004 Age 22: 3:57
2005 Age 23: 3:47
2006 Age 24: 3:45
2007 Age 25: 4:11
2008 Age 26: 4:03
2009 Age 27: 4:08
2010 Age 28: 4:13
2011 Age 29: 4:12
2012 Age 30: 4:36
2013 Age 31: 4:25
2014 Age 32: 4:37
2015 Age 33: 4:49
It has been a bumpy ride over the years. I remember my first sub 5:00 1500m and thought I would never break 4:00 for a 1500m let alone 3:50. I hope I can stay healthy enough to keep the streak alive for years to come. When I ran 3:45 at age 24 I would have been devastated to run a 4:49 but you know what it is amazing to still be as fast as I was when my running dreams began. I hope everyone else is able to find some challenge in running when the glorious days have past.